Automatic firearm



R. H. KJELLMAN.

AUTOMATIC HRBABM.

APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 9, 1908, Logg. Paemed @0118, m2.

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R. H. KJELLMAN.

AUTOMATIC FIREARM.

APPLIGATIGN NLRB 00T. 9, 190s.

Patented Oct. 8, i912.

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R. E. KJELLMAN.

AUTOMATIC FIREABM.

AFPLIUATION FILED 00T. 9, 190s.

Patented 0011.8, 1912 5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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E. Hl KJBLLMAN.

AUTOMATIG TIREARM APPLIGATION FILED 0011s, 1908 atentd Oct. 8, l912.

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www 31% WJ m2555155 R. H. KJELLMAN. AU'ToMATgG HRBARM. APPLICATION FIBD O G'1..9, 1908.

Patented 001;. 8, 1912 E SHEETS-SHEET 5.

WJTNESSES KJELLMAN, a subject of the King of Sweden,

entran einiges ramena ermee.

nutooLrl HENRIK KJELLMN, or STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Asslefivon To NYA AKrrE- BOLAGET sTocKHoLr/ rs VAPENFABRIK, 0F STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.

Application led October 9 To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLF HENRIK and resident of Handt-verkaregatan, Stockholm, Sweden, have invented certain Improvements in Automatic Firearms, ot' which the following is a specification.

Y This invention relates to certain improvements in tire-arms and more vespecially-inH that class of such devicesjwhich are known as automatic, and the object. of the invention is to provide a device of this general character of a simple and comparatively inexpensive nature having certain features of novelty and improvement whereby a rapid and reliable feeding of the cartridges from the cartridge band and the like into the barrel and the ejecting of the empty shell is aftorded.

The invention consists in certain novel features of the construction, and combinations and arrangements of the several' parts of the improved automatic firefarms, whereby certain important advantages are attained, and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise better adapted and more. convenient for use, 'all' as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

rl`he. novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the claims.

ln order that my improvements may be the better understood, l will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a longituiilinal sectional view of a machine-gun arranged in accordance with my invention, the parts being shown in the position they occupy at the moment of discharge; Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 with the parts shown in the position they occupy when the barrel and the breech block have been moved to their rear positions, by the reco-il; Fig. 3 is -a sectional view taken on the line a-b of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line e d of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line emf of Fig. 1; Figs. G and 7 show several parts viewed from the opposite side with relation to that in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation on a large scale of the transporter disclosed-in the presentA invention; Fig. 9 is a front view of the structure shown in Fig. S; Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on the line ghh of Fig. 8; Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

11 is a detached view on an enlarged scale Patented oct. e, i912. 1908. Serial No. 456,866.

of a lever shown in the present invention Vfor imparting a certain movement to the cartridge; Fig. 12 is a top plan view of the elements shown in Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a detached view vin side elevation of the tail plece as contained in the present embodiment of my invention; Fig. 14 is a sectional view takenthrough the casing and tail piecel Yillustrating certain features of the invention the section through the tail piece being on the line Z-'fmf of Fig. 13 and through the breech-block on the line n-o of Fig. 15; Fig. 15 is a view in cross section of the breech block; Fig. 1G is a longitudinal sectional View illustrating details relative to the tiring pin; Fig. 17 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 16 with the 0perating lever omitted and disclosing the locking means cooperative therewith; Fig. 18 is a detail view of the tail piece showing the spring of the breech block; Fig. 19 is a sectional view taken on the line phg of Fig. 18; Fig. 20 is a section through the tube containing the spring of the breech blockz' and Fig. 21 illustrates the breech block in det-ail.

In these views, 1 denotes the barrel and .2 the tail piece firmly connected with the barrel and reciprocating, in the ordinary way. in the casing 3 of the mechanism. The breech block t partakes of such reciproeatory movementand is also moved forward and backward wit-h relation to the tail piece. This latter movement is effected in the or li nary manner by means of the lever 5 pivoted on the tail piece and having its upper extremity engaged in a recess 5 in the casing whereby pivotal movement is imparted to said lever during reciproca-ting movement of the tail piece.A

The lever has its lower end engaged with a shoulder 6 on a link 6 mounted for sliding movement parallel with and above` the breech block. The link 6 is slotted endwise as is shown particularly in Figs. 3 and 17 and below said link is arranged an endwise movable slide member 6c having at its rear end an upstanding projection 6d adapted, during movement. of said slide member to traverse the endwise slot 6b of the link 6. The slide member 6 has a. pendent lug (3e at its forward end which communicates the movement of said member to the tiring pin 32' to move the same relatively to the breech block and permit movement of the breech bloei; relative to the tail piece. The link il is guided by slots 49 on the tail piece into which enter the lateral pins on the link (3. The movement ot' the lever 5 in the direetion ot the arrow in Fig. 1G Causes the tiring' pin to be drawn bacluvard in the breech bloeit which eonsists as usual of a hollow bod;y in which. the firingr pin is placed as shown in Fig. l.

The breech block is provided at its front or forward end with a transporter S for er traeting the cartridge from the band and guiding the sanie during its folloivving downward movement which transporter consists oi" an arm extending upward and having in its front or forward side a slot .l adapted to receive the end oif'a cartridge and provided in both its sides with grooves il* adapt ed to inelose the flange ot theeartridjle j is particularly shown in Figs. 9 and l0 of the drawings. The top end of the sloty il is formed by tivo extractingr hooks l0. lil which are fixed to the sets ot the trai'isporter by means of flexible arms t0n on the like so that they can yield toward and from eaeli other. The said extracting` hooks i0. l0

i are located on a level with the cartridge loated in the band and are adapted to engage the same. ln tbe central vertical plane of the slot 9 a projecting part l1 is provided which is disposed in a longitudinal channel in the breeeh bloelr5 a spring l2 (Fig. beineT mounted behind the. said part 1l so that Vity can yield longitudinally.

The cartridge7 Withdrawn from the band, can be moved transversely downward7 guided by the transporter and be placed opposite the barrel while the position. of the cartridge arallel to the barrel is maintained. The said downward movement of the cartridge is effected by a lei-er 18. This lever 13 is located above the breech bloei; behind the transporier and is pivotaliy connected atto a special part l5 which is loca-ted under the oever and is 'fixed to the easing 3 so as to be detachable. The levier i3 is provided at its rear end '7n a lateral projection e 'tending into the inclined groove 1T side of tbe tail. `piece. n opening i8 for the front end oit the lever is provided :in the transporter into which opening the leve? can be moved and placed above the rear eno of the Cartridge.

As shown in `Fig. rwherein the position ot' the part-s is illustrated at the moment of dis-@barge but before the recoil, the transl porter has been advanced so far through tbe previousforward movement of the breech block et that the cartridge, held by the band, has penetrated, between the extractora l0, l0 and has been embraced by the same atthe flange, tbe tail piece and the breech block move backward simultaneously during the recoil Y and the engaged Cartridge is thus pulled backward, At. a certain moment after pieve is released.

Lorioee the releasing operation the breech block nieves baeliivard with relation to the tail piet-e. The backward movement of the latter is stopped immediately thereafter and the tail piece is held in its rear position by the locking" dog 1S) (Figs. 13 and le). The breeeh bleek. on the other hand, will eontinue downward. Owing to this fact the is fully Withdrawn from the band. l n ig the backward movement ol the y: tail piet-e the position of the lever i3 is (,:lianged trom the position shown in Fig; l to that 4shovvn in Fig. 2 owing to the engagement of the projection or lug 16 with the slot, 1T so that the forward end of the. lever has been swung upward and duiiof' tbe rearward movement of the breech bloeit the lever end ywhen swung upward pas into the opening 1S and is placed above the rear end of the Cartridge. lllhen the breech block has arrived atits rear terminal position. it is locked by the. dog 19 which is piaf oted to the easing 3,the said dogl beinginored bv the said locking.,r operation so that the The tail-piece is non forward by the seriner Q0 While the. bi'eeeb bloei; remains in its position. The fore end :il

ot' the lever 13 :is therebyY swung domme-.ii to the position shown in Fig. L the tridge being thus moved to its lover 'g' Yion opposite the barrel by the lever stopped by the part l1.

The arrangement of the breech bloeit as Contained in the. present embodiment ot' my invention is shown iny 1S to 2l.. Y ""v barrel esten-sion i2 there is bored a, li.. into Whiih the tube the yorin# the pin 5T are inserted on iviiieliiin can, slide, The tube 5. 1@rowiflefl arm 5S extending barrel extension i3 the breech bloei-z. ino-vement. ot the breech 1 with it the. tune and tbe Compressed by this means.

exolanatuin of the n'sovenaent o i Lili-fjl. ie be inii i. to l5 in :rh-iol; seen .bat at one et' the tail piece there is an opening e() provided with a shoulder il and a sbanting;4 surface l2 at the rear end. The dog 19 has a shoulder 42:3 acting against the shoulder itl and urtber the dog l5) has a rounded surface 'which can act against the surface 42. The dog i9 extends into aY slot i5 at. a side of the breech block as showin in Fig. la and finally the breech vblock is pro. vided 'with a notch 46 situated near to the forward end of the same, the dog being adapted to engage in the side notch also.- 'When the tail pieceireeoils, the breech block partakes in the said movement. The said apache2 the recoil, the shoulder 41 abuts against the shoulder 43 of the dog and the tail piece is locked thereby.

The breech block does not return at the same time as the barrel extension as hereinbefore mentioned but it moves freelyfarther back on account ofits momentum. The dog 19 lying in the slot 45 is thereby finally raised by the surface 47 so that the barrel extension is released. The breech block moves farther backward and thereby the dog 19 engages with a notch. 45 so that the breech block is locked. At the next moment the dog 19 is raised out oi' t-he notch '-l by the slanting surface 42 ol' the forwardly moving tail piece whereby the breech block is released and moves forward to the terminal posit-ion, the cartridge being thus inserted into the barrel and the next cartridge in the band engaged in the manner described.

At the next discharge operation and recoil movement the empty shell still embraced by the transporter is withdrawn from the barrel. the new cartridge is moved downward by the lever 13 it finally moves the empty shell downward past theprojecting part l1 until the shell, disengagedfrom the groove 9", is stopped by a short stationary projection or lug 23 on the tail piece. The position of the cartridge is thereby nicely fixed. During the following forward movement of the breech block the empty shell slides fqrom the projection 23 and falls out through the opening 22 while the cartridge remains in the position mentioned'before, supported by the part 11. In order that the fore end of the empty shell may be forced downward, bevel lugs 9.4 are provided on the tail piece which are struck by the .advancing shell.

in order that the feeding operation-may he effected manually, when necessary, special means are provided arranged as follows.

.\ slide 25. extending along the casing, is'

provided in one of the side walls of the same and provided with a handle 26. The said slide engages by means of a projection or lugl 2T a slide provided on the inner side oi' the casing, which slide Q8 has ay slot 211, similar to the slot 17 and engaged by auother projection o1' big 30 on the lever 13. 'ihe slide 25 also engages the firing pin 32 by means of the projection 27. The rear part of the lower edge of the slot 17 consists of a yielding part or lug 31. The slide 25 is moved backward, as anew cartridge is -to be inserted manually and-an empty shell is' to be .vithdrawn. The u,slide 2S is thereby moved backward and acts upon thevlever 18 by means of the pin 30, the fore end of the lever being thereby swung upward. At the same time thek spring ofthe firing piu. is set to act, the breech block is released and pulled backward carrying with it the cartion.

with the same are forced backward, thel breech block is moved forward and the cartridge inserted in the barrel, the discharging,r operation being then edected automatically, after the mechanism has been locked.

In order that the lever 13 may move in the desired manner during the manual feeding operationjust described, though its lug 16 enters the slot 17 of the fixed breech block` a movable lug 31 is provided at the said slot, yielding for the lever 13.

In the breech block there are two leversI 51, 51, Fig. 17, placed one at each` side of the tiring pin and adapted to turn around pivots 56. The fore ends of the levers form hooks 52, 52, directed outward and adapted to engage holes in the barrel extension 2, as shown in Fig. The hooks 52 cannot move inward, close to each other, because the tiring pin lies between them, Fig. 17. Thus the breech block is locked. The rear ends a of the levers 51 have projections 53 directed toward the ring pin and placed in grooves in the firing pin. v`When the tiring pin is moved backward, as stated'above, the anterior, thicker part of the tiring piu extends between the rear ends of the levers whereby the levers are turned so that the hooks 52 'are moved against each other and out of engagement with the barrel extension and the breech block is released.

' FigglO shows .safety means preventing the extractors l() from leaving hold of the cartridge while withdrawing the same. Stationary lugs areprovided in the casing on both sides of the path of the breech block and so situated, that they are at somo dif-1- tance from the extractors l0 rcarw.1rdat the instantwhen the extractors have engaged the cartridge, the said lugs being also located at such a distance from each other that the extractors can pass the same when closed. As the extractor-s are in front of the lugs, they can be moved so f ar away from each other, that they can engage the iiange of the cartridge. As the breech block is the-n moved backward, the band will accompany the same owing to a narrow play but strikes its abutment, after the extractors 10 have entered between the lugs 35. The said lugs now prevent the extractors fronryielding, while the cartridge is disengaged ,from the band.

During the automatic tiring the dog33 is swung downward owing' to the retracted position of the trigger As the triggerS-l rele: sed. the dog' 33 aScendS and catches the breech block so that it is stopped in the position shown in Fiji'. 2. For the removal troni the lire arm of the cartridge moved downward, a lever Bt; is provided in the cover T at the top sido of the arm, which lever can be savane nianimllvy to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 pushing the ariridgfe doivnvvard through the opening A spring 3T returns the released lever to the position shovvn in full lines.

l'aving thus described niv invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ie:

l. ln firearms the combination of a rcciprocatii'xg' tail piece provided with a Slot", a breech biock movable with relation to the tail piece, extractor-s carried by the breech block.y a transporter also on the breech block. Said transporter being provided with a Slot guiding the cartridge when moved transversely, a lever for eii'ecting the Said transversal movement, said lever being provided with a lateral projection engaging the slot in the. tail piece, said slot being snitabljv shaped to impart to thc lever the desired movement on the movement ot' the tail picco.

2. ln fire-arms,y the combination of a rcciprocating tail piece, a transporter iixed to the breech block for guiding the cartridge when moved transversely for placing' the cartridge in a line with the barrel, said transporter being provided with a slot in which the llanged end of a cartridge is capable of sliding, tivo extractore fixed to the breech block and formingthc top end 'of the said slot., the said extractors being adapted to extract the cartridge as the breech block is moved backward and a lever for moving the cartridge transversely, said lever being movable upon operation of the tail piece and beingr extended with its fore end above the cartridge through the slot in the transporter when the breech block is in its rear terminal position.

In tire-arms` the combination of a re ciprocating breech block, extractora on the fore end o the same, a transporter also on the fore end of the breech block and irinlv connected with the same, Said transporter being provided with a slot guiding a cartridge vvhcn moved transversely, a` lever ei'- fee-ting the said transversal movement and a part ixed to the mechanism casing to which the lever is pivotally connected.

et. in tire-arms, the combination of a. reciproeatingr breech block, a. tiring pin, a. transporter on the fore end of thc breech bloei; adapted to guide the cartridge When .moved transversely, a4 slide on the mechanism casing moved manually and engaging the tiring pin, a second slide provided with a. slot, a lever, and lateral projection on the lever engaging the slot ot' the second slide.

5. in a device of the character described, a barrel, a reciprocating tail piece having a slot, a breech block movable Wit-h relation to the tail piece and provided With extractora and with a transporter to guide a cartridge into line with the barrel and means extended vithin the slot ot' the tail piece operable b v movement of such tail piece for impartingn the desired movementy to the cartridg'e.

G. In a device of the character described, a barrel. a reciprocating' tail piece having a slot, a breech block movable with relation to the tail piece provided with means to guide a cartridge into line with the barrel, and means extending Within the slotot' the tail piece operated bv the movement; thereof for moving a cartridge along its guiding means. f.

7. Iii a device of the character described'.

a barrel, a reciprocating tail piece having a slot, a breech block movable vvith relation to the tail piece provided with means for guiding' a cartridge into line with the barrel, and means capable of oscillatory movement extended Within the slot and pnt into opera-,V tion by movement of the tail piece for forcin@ the cartridge along the guiding; ricains.

in Witness whereof, I have herenito signed my name in the presence of two sinbsc'rib'ing witnesses.

Witnesses Hamann Znrrnnsisnar, l Renner APELGREN. 

